The embroidered bag of Fang Buhei was utterly disappointing, as he only had a few things to his name.
For someone who seemed so self-important to be so poor is a shame in itself.
LingYue turned and set his sights on the last bag as he opened the string and emptied its contents on the floor, to his surprise a few good things came out.
The things that came out of Wan Tao's bag all looked relatively expensive as he searched through the contents.
There was a rolled parchment secured with two ties of red and gold trimmings, a sheathed Saber, some pills, a Qi Breathing Art, a book with a set of Saber Martial Movements as well as some articles of clothing.
Upon unfurling the parchment it read;
" I am writing this recommendation letter on behalf of my only disciple as a High Deacon of the Outer Sect.
I am reaching the end of my life and shall send my closed-door disciple Wan Tao to the Cult to continue his cultivation path.
He shall be given no special benefits once he has been admitted.
Signed,
Mei Qingdao."
LingYue looked it over as he clicked his tongue, "Heh, how cold."
As he closed in on the remains of Wan Tao, he noticed their features were quite similar, slender build with long black hair. . .
A thought crossed his mind if he could remove these shackles, would he be able to join the Blood Gate Cult as Wan Tao through this recommendation letter?
His heart began to thump in his chest at the thought, to hide a tree use a forest. . .
He had known that the shackles could only limit anyone below the seventh stage of The Body Tempering Stage, any more and the shackles would crack and break on their own.
LingYue grasped the Qi Breathing Art as he read the cover, its name was written with wild and forceful brush strokes.
The name was the [Blood Guiding Art] and it was a basic Qi Breathing Art disseminated to the outer sect disciples to build their foundations.
This art's purpose was to make the disciples reliant on the Blood Gate Cult due to the dependency on the fast speed of cultivation, once they had a stable and consistent supply of the 'BloodFiend' pills.
The BloodFiend Pill was a signature pill of the sect, but its refinement methods were closely guarded. lf any talented disciple wanted to be cultivated by the Cult, they needed to use this Qi Breathing Art.
As he glanced over it he threw it to the side as he grasped the Saber and drew it, a wide curved silver blade with a black hilt and darkened red pommel.
He noticed the blade's name was 'Humble DayDream as it was carved into the bottom of the pommel.
The blade sat neatly back in the sheath as he took up the bound Saber Movement Book.
It was a Black Ranked High Tier Saber Movement and the name of it was the [Beguiling Ghost Blade] which came with 2 stances and 5 killing moves.
The two stances could be used alternatively which were [The Wrathful Wraith Stance] whose aim was to be powerful and forceful while [The Smiling Spectre Stance] was a reverse grab blade weave that aimed to be silent and swift.
The killing moves that accompanied the two Stances were :
[The Beguiling Ghost Blade's First Movement: Ghostly Deception]
[The Beguiling Ghost Blade's Second Movement: Ten Spectres Seduces The General]
[The Beguiling Ghost Blade's Third Movement: Hundred Phantoms Conquer The City]
[The Beguiling Ghost Blade's Forth Movement: Thousand Spirits Visits the Dharma ]
[The Beguiling Ghost Blade's Fifth Movement: One-Eyed Wraith Slaughters The Buddha]
Xiao LingYue's heartbeat raced as he continued to read the intricacies of the Saber Movements.
After the time it took to make a cup of tea, he slowly closed the book as he breathed out a foul breath.
He reached for the blade as stood, drawing it at the ready as he assumed [The Wrathful Wraith Stance] and began to demonstrate the first movement.
The first movement was [Ghostly Deception]; a movement which was aimed to mystify and bewilder as the aim was to create an alternate image of one's self, whereas the next blade strike would attack a vital area once the opponent was distracted.
He continued to practice repeatedly but to no avail and as he reread the book he noticed the issue with the movement.
"The issue I'm having is due to the differences in stances; The Wrathful Wraith is more forceful which works well for the third and fifth movement while The Smiling Spectre is more deceptive so it should be better used for the first, second and fourth movement. " He said to himself as he changed his stance.
An elusive aura began to form around him as began his blade weaving, his blade dancing and ringing in the air as he followed it with light quick steps.
He stepped out, his tempo erratic as danced, his blade pointed out as he swung it upwards.
[The Beguiling Ghost Blade's First Movement: Ghostly Deception]
His body stood frozen in time as he reappeared from an area in front of him, pointing the sword to himself as the previous him slowly vanished into the air around him.
"Hmm, an afterimage. It didn't stay long enough," he commented.
As the days passed Xiao LingYue continue to practise his Saber dance and raise his proficiency in the Saber Movements.
[The Beguiling Ghost Blade's Second Movement: Ten Spectres Seduces The General]!
Four clones of Xiao LingYue appeared as they danced along with him in a strange and gentle motion, sabers flickering in the wind as they practised before disappearing shortly after.
"Everything is going well, I think it's time to put my plan onto action. . ."